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DE Kenyon Coleman likely to join Sean Lee and Barry Church on injured reserve

Kenyon Coleman’s season appears over as the defense end is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair a torn left triceps suffered in Sunday’s win over Philadelphia.

Coleman will be the third starter the Cowboys defense has lost since the season began. He’s expected to join linebacker Sean Lee (torn plantar plate right toe) and Barry Church (Achilles tendon) on injured reserve.

Veteran Marcus Spears is the prime candidate to replace Coleman. The defensive line should also be bolstered by the expected return of Sean Lissemore. The reserve defensive lineman has missed the bulk of the past five games with a high ankle sprain.

Coleman’s value is on run defense _ coordinator Rob Ryan says it’s like putting up a stop sign _ and has been credited with 22 tackles.